.5 CHARMING IRISH CROCHET DESIGN SUITABLE FOR PARTY BAG N THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER' 24, 191G. Use No. EO Jap. sUlc thread. Make a 6 petal rose as follows: , Ch. 8 and Join. a. c over ch. 15 times and Join, ch. 3, skip X at. and d. c Into next; ch. 3, skip 2 sts. and d. c into next; re peat around and Join (having In all 6 open spaces). Over each ofthe 6 open spaces, , make 1 s. c, d. c, and 1 a. c, ; sL t. over first d. c back of first petal; , ch. 5; aL at. over next " d. cback of petals; repeat from around; over each of the C loops of 5 ch. make , 1 s. e.t 7 d. e, and 1 s. ; sL at. over first d. c. back of first petals; , ch. 7; sL at. over next d. c back of petals repeat from around; over each. of the 6 loops of 7 ch. make , 1 a. c, 9 d. c, and li.e,. . Make plcot cluster (ch. 6. back S sta. and make a plcot: ch. 6, back 3 sta. and make a plcot; ch. 3); sL at. Into fourth at. of following petal; make another p. c. skip 3 ata. of same petal and si. at. Into next St.; repeat from around (having in all 11 p. c After making the twelfth p. c si. at. Into the first p. c; , ch. 10, sL at Into next p. c ch. 6 and turn; d. c over c h. of 10 times and turn; s. c. back over the 10 d. c, make a. p. c, and sL mt. over same p. c; make a' p. c. and si. at. over next p. c; repeat from around. After making the last p. c of this row sL St. Into first st, of, 10 d. fc, make a p. c and sL St. Into. T t center of 10 d. c; make a p. c and sL st. Into next p. c; make a p. c and sL st. Into next p. c; make a p. c and repeat from around. Repeat this process 19 times around), having for the last row p. c all around. Make two of the above medallions and Join five sides, leaving the center of the sixth side open for the top of the bag, the points falling down over the' outside of the top of the bag. Finish the top edge of the bag with a plcot edging. Make twenty-three balls as follows: Ch, 8 and Join; d. g. over ch. 18 times, then m.'c around, in creasing a little on each row till the size around is reached, then decrease until the ball la closed at the other end, filling the ball with cotton as you decrease the size of the ball, and cro chet a chain to Join to the bag, making the chains of different lengths so they will fall unevenly from the bag. Make a draw string as follows: Make two chains length desired, d. c Into each stitch; take one draw string and run through the top of bag, bringing both ends out at the same side, then take the other draw string and run it through the top of the bag, bringing both ends out on the opposite side from the other draw string. Fasten three balls on the twoends of one draw string and three more balls on the other' draw string. Now crochet the strings together as follows: Fasten thread to first string, ch. 3; sL st. to the other string; , ch. 3, skip 3 sts. of opposite string and sL st. Into next string; repeat from as far as desired, leaving the parts of the string drawn through the. bag- unjoined. Line the bag with fine handkerchief linen. MTTodemPouliry .(WuivM It has been demonstrated that from 50 to 100 hens kept by an energetic woman will yield a profit of J2 a" headC and there will still be plenty of eggs and poultry left for the ' home de mand. As a "pin-money" enter prise hens have no equal. BY MICHAEL K. BOTER, Poultry Editor of the Farm Journal. ON MANY of the farms, especially in the West, the poultry is given in charge of the won-.en of the household. It is work naturally adapt ed to women; It calls for patience and attention, and at the same time kind ness and gentleness traits that do not always dwell In the sterner sex. There Is no event in connection with poultry culture during the year which has not its interest for those who care for Innocent creatures of the farm yard whether it Is fedins the stock, gathering , the eggs, hatching out the chicks, or culling the Blocks in the Fall to meet the capacity of the Winter quarters. They all have their charm, and excite the interest and sympathy of those who have alove for the work. Physiologists tell us that our Ameri can women lose health and beauty earlier than they should, for want of sufficient out-of-door air and exercise. Whether or not this is true, we may be certain that the poultry business has among its other benefits the virtue of sending the caretaker into the pure outer air, and inciting a love for nat ural beauty not found among those vVJiom no such duty tempts from the nreside. Take Women Into Partnership. It seems that woman is fitted by na ture to care for young animals; her in stincts teach her to understand their wants. Consequently, when she becomes Interested in any living creature neither time nor labor is spared to pro mote Tts welfare. It can, also be said that woman is much more ingenious than man, and much quicker in de vising new ways and means of doing things. Tom Barron, the English poul try raiser who came to America in 1914 and delivered a lecture before a poultry convention held at Storrs, Conn., dwelt at considerable length on this very sub ject. It will be remembered that Mr. Barron, previous to his visit here, won in one egg-laying contest after another, and it made our poultrymen sit up and take notice. As Mr. Barron said, when he con cluded to go into the poultry business, he ielt he must first consult Mrs. Bar ron." He talked the matter oven with her because he believed that a good wife could be of great help in this line. She encouraged him, and he was confident of success with her. help. "I can tell that I would not have been where I am today only for my wife " was the way Mr. Barron put. his trib ute. "Many times a sensible woman can help a man out of a hole a great deal better than a lot of friends." I like this wife-partnership, and I be lieve, with Barron, that if a man takes his wife into his confidence he seldom goes wrong. She is more careful and quick to notice details. Poultry culture is a business of details. Here In New Jersey the wives of our poultrymen are grat helps on the Xarms. Some of them have the care of the incubators, some attend to the chicks, some look after the shipping. nd others take charge of the corre spondence. They work together, and the partnership is not only profitable but pleasant. - What Some Women ITave Done. A woman of my acquaintance who de votes a few moments dally to three dozen hens kept in a small run, clears $80 & year, which is her "pin money." Another instance is told of a woman who raised 700 chicks from 250 hens in one season and sold J375 worth of eggs during the eame period. Xha following 1 dressing stock for those orders. Not more than 150 head of breeding stock is kept and all of the work is done at regular hours, so arranged not to In terfere with household duties. Living Made With SOO'lIcnd. I have the testimony of another poul trywoman here in New Jersey who, with 50 hens, is able to pay taxes, in surance and other minor bills. Years ago I visited a farm in New England, owned and managed by two spinsters. With 500 hens these women made a good living. They did all their own work, such as running the incu bators and brooders, feeding and caring for the stock, besides performing all the household duties. In the writer's experience some of the most successful broiler raisers were women. I know of one woman who raises and markets 5000 broilers a year. I could cite many more instances, such as the wives of laborers devoting a por tion of their time to raising fowls for market, realizing enough to pay the rent, or buy the groceries, or clothe the children. Again, I know of women who were compelled to support the family Autumn she disposed of $600 worth of stock. Two young women set 468 eggs In an Incubator, hatched 219 chicks, lost 40 of them. From 52 hens reserved they netted a profit of $162.42, In the sale of eggs and surplus stock. A quarter of a mile from the home of the writer lives a middle-aged woman who averages $4 a week raising broil ers and selling table eggs. Her trade is entirely local, which she supplies daily with fresh-laid eggs. The broiler orders generally come on Saturday, and it keeps her pretty busy killing and CORNISH fowls, while game-like in character, are classed as English fowls, because they were origi nated in Cornwall, Wales, about 60 years ago. The original Cornish was produced by crossing Aseel (Imported from India) with Derby Black Red Game of England and a later addition of Malay blood. This produced a large, heavy, full-breasted chicken with heavy thighs, yellow legs and skin, and which was esteemed for its table qualities both In the country of its origin and later In other parts of Great Britain and in America. Its originators . gave it the name of In dian Game: others called it Cornish Indian Game, and within a few years it has become known as Cornish, either Dark, White or Red Laced. Xhe, whitea sports from the ......... ....... m . . . " " " ' T T ' ' ' ' '""' ' ' ' ' ' 1 - ctif i RED -LACED CORNISH. ' I A -.j; ihnhh Zj V - Cf- I OXyl CPs t ; ' - hi i' i rr 1 1 r i "ii --- -'inn r nin i n "'11 i"m i ir 1 r 1 -11 ---n-- - "mini mmt'i -twit wiliwm- 'si 1S1 11 J " ""- ...................................................... ............ ................. on account of an Invalid husband, or some other misfortune, and where rais ing and selling eggs and table Doultrv solved the difficulty. And I know of another case where a woman earned enough money from her hens to pay for uer ouy a education at college. Hen as Mortgage X-Ifter. J Here Is a story that shown qulte forcibly what can be done. It happened Every poultryman should kjow how to1 perform an autopsy on a fowl with the view of investi gating the "cause of its death, furthermore, a close study of the organs of digestion, breathing and reproduction will enable the poultry raiser to care for his flocks more Intelligently, and thus secure greater profits. Dr. B. F. Kaupp, pathologist for the United States Department of Ag riculture, has prepared an Inter esting paper on this subject for next week. in the writer's own town. A certain farmer made dairying the feature of his farm; he did not have Sufficient ready money, so he put a mortgage of $400 on the farm. He bought 12 cows and re tailed the milk to residents of the town. He had to work hard, and yet he found a little spare time to raise some vege tables and fruit. He was reasonably successful, but there were so many dark variety crossed with White Aseel, and the last. Red Laced, are of Yankee origin, using both the Dark and White varieties with some infusion of White Georgia Games. In color they are rich red. 4ch feather edged with white. The main tail feather in both sexes and the sickles in the male should be solid white. Legs. 6kii) and beak are deep yellow and the. fowls when dressed are most inviting to the American house wife. The Red Laced Cornish are a hardy variety, strong and vigorous as foragers and moderately good layers easily the best of all Cornish In this respect. The females lay tinted eggs. They become broody, sit and are Indifferent mothers. The chicks are rugged and good hust lers, growing rapidly and to the best advantaga when given. rea range. things needed that he was unable to cut down his mortgage. In the meantime his wife kept poultry. She began with a flock of purebreds and eventually en larged her flocks into the hundreds. The enterprise being her own. she bought and paid for the food and saved the Income. She never told of her prof its to her husband. For that matter he never thought much of her enterprise. The debt on the farm small as it was. continually worried this farmer and his wife noticed it. One morning she told him she was going to lift the 'mortgage. He smiled, thinking she was joking. When she produced the ready cash he could scarcely believe his own eyes. To this day that farmer has the greatest faith in hens. CRAZED MAN RUNS AMUCK He ' Disrobes on Cliurch Steps " anC Fights Four Men Who Pursue. LEWISTON. Me., Dec. 10. Ernest Giguere, 35, ran amuck through Lewis ton streets 'today. He was finally subdued and placed In a padded ceil by the- police after having Inflicted slight cuts on one man. The officials ascribe his actions to religious mania. Giguere was refused admittance to the morning service at Salvation Army headquarters. Main street. He walked up Main to Park street and there grap pled with an unidentified man, who freed himself and ran. Giguere then took off his coat and, sitting down on the steps of the Park street Methodist Eplscipal Church, where a service was being, held, re moved the rest of his outer garments. At this action Frank Dararen, who had followed him. notified the police. Officers Breen and Ricker, assisted by Dam r en and Officer Davis, who ar rived later, found Giguere in a second floor corridor of a Park-street block, a knife with a long blade on each end grasped firmly in his hand. A battle that involved all five men followed. Damren receiving slight cuts. Giguere's sanity will be investigated. " DRESS CALLED SLAVISH Professor Urges College Girls to Set 'ew Satndard. ' CHICAGO. Dec. 16. Modern dress of women was criticised the other day by James A. James, professor of'hlstory in Northwestern University, addressing a class in American history in Harris Hall. "How long are we to be dictated to by Paris, by London or even by Mich igan avenue?" he asked. "How many of you (addressing the young women) in this class leave a store having pur chased Just what you wanted in the way of clothes? I am willing to say that our descendants 100 years from now will look back on our time with contempt for our slavishness in mat ters of dress. "Why can't oua college women set the standard of dressing? The simple dress of the college girl of 15 or 20 years ago was attractive, but, above all. sensible." MISS WILSON LENDS HAND President's Daughter Urges Use of Schools for Community Work. WASHINGTON, Dec 16. Use of the country's schools for all branches of community work was urged by Miss Margaret Wilson. the President's daughter, before the annual" conven tion here of the American Civic Associ ation. The school principal, she said, should not be hampered by restriction to irksome school 'duties, but should have a free hand for work along broader lines. Some of those who spoke were Charles H. Whitaker, of Washington; Warren H. Manning, of Boston; John H. Gundlack, of St. Louis: J. Lockie Wilson. Toronto. Ont.; J. Horace Me Farland, Harrisburg, Pa., president of the association: Miss Ella Flagg Young, Chicago, and Percy Mackaye, Shirley. Mass, ' FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS ONCE UPON A TIME AS every great man was once a little boy, so our dear old Santa Claus was once plain little Claus, who lived way up in the cold North. A very pretty story is told of how all the fairies and elves gathered around Ihe bedeide of the baby Claus, and each one wished a virtue on him. Nor were the fairies content with their wishes; they -hovered around him and helped him grow Into a handsome -snd wonderftal boy. . They taught him to use his hands so well that before he was 12 years -ot age he made the most 'wonderful toys. -He made a doll, and as he had no use for It. he took it down in the vil lage and gave It to a little' girl there. He made some rattles and these he gave to the babies. The drums -and horns he gave to ltttle'boys, and before he was a year older he was beloved by young and old. One day he said to bis parents: "Please let me wander away from this village that I may bring pleasure to the chifdren that live beyond." "We need you here." said the mother: "you are the Joy of our hearts. And yet I can see that other children in other lands would want you." "Then let me go once a year and I'll return at the end of a month." To this the parents gave consent, and Claus made preparations for a large supply of toys. He called his friends the fairies and .his helpers the elves. Into his workshop and told them of his Intentions. Then began, a clatter and a chatter In the big room, and all Autumn they worked with a will, until the first of December saw the many, many toys ready for delivery. Claus lived in a country where rein deer were used to pull sleighs, and Claus hitched his eight reindeer to his huge sleigh and packed the newly made. and brightly painted toys into it. As he caught hold of the reins and was about to dash off. two of the elves perched themselves on his ears and all the way down to the Southland they whispered to him the names of the good children who were deserving of the toys. At first children called him "Good Claus." then they honored him by nam ing him "Saint Claus," and one day a tiny youngster lisped "Santa Claus." Now Santa Claus Is a jolly old man. and as he Is a Saint he will live on forever. He sJll has his workshop up In the cold North, and he still leaves A MESSAGE Old Santa's packing- up his toys For all the little girls and boys; His nose is cold. . For he js old But oh. he loves his Christmas joys! Hoop-la! He tays he's on his way; He's got to travel far today; 4ft It early In December to scatter his toys throughout the world. The Christmas Spirit. A FARMER on his way to market with a cart full of . truck was struck by a passing bicycle and his cart overturned In the street. Imme diately a crowd gathered, and a few helped the man to load up again. Those In the crowd began to speak of the mishap and noticing the huckster's shabby condition, one said: "I pity the poor fellow. He doesn't look- as though he'd have any too much of this world's goeds. anyhow." "Yes," answered tne other to whom this remark was addressed. "He cer tainly has my sympathy." Then spoke one of the prosperous men in the crowd: You say that you pity this poor man, well and good, but just how much do you pity him?" There was silence in the group of onlookers, and again the gentleman asked: "Well, how much? As much as a dollar's worth? You. over there," he said looking at the one who spoke of the poor man and hia relation to the world s goods "Do you pity him two dollars' worth? Words are cheap, and sympathy easy to give. Come, my good friends, show your pity in some real form. Here you have a fine op portunity." Girls and boys, do you see the appli cation of this anecdote to this time of - FROM SANTA And late tonight. When eyes are tight. He'll visit you, I've beard him say. It's Christmas eve. so go to bed And cover up your curly head. For those who peep And do not sleep Will s t no present, It is sald the year, when the -ery atmosphere la full of the Christmas Spirit? There are many poor tots, who like the huckster, are not blessed with too much of this world's goods, and at this holiday season yearn for some of the toys and goodies that you have in abundance. Do you pity them? And' if so. how much? Sympathy can be shown in mant a tactful way. and many will be grate ful for years. Why not play Kris Kringle to some of the poor children that live within a stone's throw of your comfy homes! The Christmas Spirit is Good Will to Men. and it la for you to scatter as much good will as possible among your less fortunate neighbors. Yours then will be a Merry Christmas in every sense of the word. A "Worth While" Game. WHEN your friends come to see you and conversation lags, aa it sometimes will, even in the best reg ulated companies, glve them each a pencil and a slip of paper and intro duce tlis 'literary game to them: You, read the following questions aloud and ask them ?acn to write the name of a. well-known book as the appropriate answer. For Instance the first ques tion is. and I must tell you that all the answers form a complete story of the courtship and marriage of a Colon ial couple who was the bride? An swer: Janice Meredith. Who was the groom? Answer: John Halifax Gentleman. From what place did she first see him? Window in Thrums. Where did they meet? Beside th Bonnie Brier Bush. Where diid the girl live? On Cjwal ity Street. In deciding to marry him. what did she pass through? The Crisis. When she finally said "yes." how did she feel. The Awakening. What did the groom give her as a wedding gift. The Black PearL What gift did she receive from roy alty? The Queen's Necklace. In what did they ride to the church? The Bishop's Carriage. Who tied the nuptial knot? Tha Little Minister. What did their future look llloa to tlm? The Promised Land. What did the pair exchange at the altar. The Hand and the Ring. What did he promise to do? To Have and to Hold. Of what was her -bouquet composed? The Lily of France. Whom did they not Invite to the wedding? Small Souls. What great man attended the cere mony? The Prince of India. Who gave them the blessing? The Kentucky Cardinal. What gift did he give them? The Cardinal's Snuff Box. How did the neighbors speak of tha affair? That Affair Next Door. What wedding trip did they take? Around the World in Eighty Days. Who sang the wedding march? The Choir Invisible. What did the folk not Invited say that they were taking? Chance. In what house did they live when they came home? The House With the Green Shutters. v Men Cost More Than Systems. Industrial Management. A single mistake in placing a man may cost more than the Introduction of a scientific employment system. This is well illustrated in a series of test recently completed for a corporation, proving that one of their $2500-a-year men showed no capacity beyond their AOOO-a-year clerks. This man was a charming fellow and had won his way to a high position through social qual ities. The general manager looked over a comparative chart of his staff, which had been prepared from the test data, and found this employe at the bottom of the list. He smilingly acknowledged that the finds were riht: but he had never -had the heart to either reduce or discharge the incubus. In tho last 10 years this man had boen paid $15, 000 more thau he .waa worth.